The Silver Trumpets

1 The LORD° spoke° further to Moses°, saying°,
2 “Make° yourself two° trumpets° of silver°, of hammered° work° you shall make° them; and you shall use° them for asummoning° the congregation° and for having the camps° set° out.
3aWhen both° are blown°, all° the congregation° shall gather° themselves to you at the doorway° of the tent° of meeting°.
4 Yet if° [only] one° is blown°, then the aleaders°, the heads° of the Idivisions° of Israel°, shall assemble° before° you.
5 But when you blow° an alarm°, the camps° that are pitched°aon the east° side° shall set° out.
6 When you blow° an alarm° the second° time°, the camps° that are pitched° on athe south° side° shall set° out; an alarm° is to be blown° for them to set° out.
7 When convening° the assembly°, however, you shall blow° without°asounding° an alarm°.
8aThe priestly° sons° of Aaron°, moreover, shall blow° the trumpets°; and Ithis shall be for you a perpetual° statute° throughout your generations°.
9 When° you go° to war° in your land° against° the adversary° who aattacks° you, then you shall sound° an alarm° with the trumpets°, that you may be bremembered° before° the LORD° your God°, and be saved° from your enemies°.
10 Also in the day° of your gladness° and in your appointed°Ifeasts°, and on the first° [days] of your months°, ayou shall blow° the trumpets° over° your burnt° offerings°, and over° the sacrifices° of your peace° offerings°; and they shall be as a reminder° of you before° your God°. I am the LORD° your God°.”

The Tribes Leave Sinai

11 ¶ Now in athe second° year°, in the second° month°, on the twentieth° of the month°, the cloud° was lifted° from over° the Itabernacle° of the testimony°;
12 and the sons° of Israel° set° out on atheir journeys° from the wilderness° of Sinai°. Then the cloud° settled° down° in the bwilderness° of Paran°.
13aSo they moved° out for the first° time° according° to the Icommandment° of the LORD° through° Moses°.
14 The standard° of the camp° of the sons° of Judah°, according to their armies°, aset° out first°, with Nahshon° the son° of Amminadab°, over° its army°,
15 and Nethanel° the son° of Zuar°, over° the tribal° army° of the sons° of Issachar°;
16 and Eliab° the son° of Helon° over° the tribal° army° of the sons° of Zebulun°.

17 ¶ aThen the tabernacle° was taken° down°; and the sons° of Gershon° and the sons° of Merari°, who were carrying° the tabernacle°, set° out.
18 Next athe standard° of the camp° of Reuben°, according° to their armies°, set° out with Elizur° the son° of Shedeur°, over° its army°,
19 and Shelumiel° the son° of Zurishaddai° over° the tribal° army° of the sons° of Simeon°,
20 and Eliasaph° the son° of Deuel° was over° the tribal° army° of the sons° of Gad°.

21 ¶ aThen the Kohathites° set° out, carrying° the holy° [objects]; and bthe tabernacle° was set° up before° their arrival°.
22aNext the standard° of the camp° of the sons° of Ephraim°, according to their armies°, was set° out, with Elishama° the son° of Ammihud° over° its army°,
23 and Gamaliel° the son° of Pedahzur° over° the tribal° army° of the sons° of Manasseh°;
24 and Abidan° the son° of Gideoni° over° the tribal° army° of the sons° of Benjamin°.

25 ¶ aThen the standard° of the camp° of the sons° of Dan°, according to their armies°, [which formed] the brear° guard° for all° the camps°, set° out, with Ahiezer° the son° of Ammishaddai° over° its army°,
26 and Pagiel° the son° of Ochran° over° the tribal° army° of the sons° of Asher°;
27 and Ahira° the son° of Enan° over° the tribal° army° of the sons° of Naphtali°.
28IThis° was the order° of march° of the sons° of Israel° by their armies° as they set° out.

[25] aNu 2:25-31 bJsh 6:9, 13[28] ILit These are the settings out of the sons

29 ¶ Then Moses° said° to aHobab° the son° of bReuel° the Midianite°, Moses’° father-in-law°, “We are setting° out to the place° of which° the LORD° said°, ‘cI will give° it to you’; dcome° with us and we will do° you good°, for the LORD°ehas Ipromised° good° concerning° Israel°.”
30 But he said° to him, “aI will not come°, but rather°° will go° to my [own] land° and relatives°.”
31 Then he said°, “Please° do not leave° us, inasmuch°°° as you know° where we should camp° in the wilderness°, and you awill be as eyes° for us.
32 So it will be, if° you go° with us, that Iawhatever° good° the LORD°IIdoes° for us, bwe will IIIdo° for you.”

33 ¶ aThus they set° out from the mount° of the LORD° three° days’° journey°, with bthe ark° of the covenant° of the LORD° journeying° in front° of them for the Ithree° days°, to seek° out ca resting° place° for them.
34aThe cloud° of the LORD° was over° them by day° when they set° out from the camp°.

35 ¶ Then it came° about when the ark° set° out that Moses° said°, “aRise° up, O LORD°! And let Your enemies° be scattered°, And let those bwho hate° You flee°Ibefore°° You.”
36 When it came° to rest°, he said°, “aReturn°, O LORD°, [To] the myriad°bthousands° of Israel°.”

The use of the silver trumpets.

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª2 Makeºª thee twoº trumpetsº of silver;º of a whole pieceº shalt thou makeºª them: that thou mayest useºª them for the callingº of the assembly,º and for the journeyingº² of the camps.º3 And when they shall blowºª with them,¹ all² the assemblyº shall assemble¹ª themselves² to² thee at² the doorº of the tabernacleº of the congregation.º4 And if² they blowºª [but] with oneº [trumpet], then the princes,º [which are] headsº of the thousandsº of Israel,º shall gather¹ª themselves² unto² thee. 5 When ye blowºª an alarm,º then the campsº that lieºª on the east partsº shall go forward.ºª6 When ye blowºª an alarmº the second time,º then the campsº that lieºª on the south sideº shall take their journey:ºª they shall blowºª an alarmº for their journeys.º7 But when² the congregationº is to be gathered together,ºª ye shall blow,ºª but ye shall not² sound an alarm.ºª8 And the sonsº of Aaron,º the priests,º shall blowºª with the trumpets;º and they shall be² to you for an ordinanceº for everº throughout your generations.º9 And if² ye goºª to warº in your landº against¹² the enemy² that oppressethºª you, then ye shall blow an alarmºª with the trumpets;º and ye shall be rememberedºª beforeº the LORDº your God,º and ye shall be savedºª from your enemies.ºª²10 Also in the dayº of your gladness,º and in your solemn days,º and in the beginningsº of your months,º ye shall blowºª with the trumpetsº over² your burnt offerings,º and over² the sacrificesº of your peace offerings;º that they may be² to you for a memorialº beforeº your God:º I² [am] the LORDº your God.º

The Israelites remove from Sinai to Paran.

11 ¶ And it came to pass² on the twentiethº [day] of the secondº month,º in the secondº year,º that the cloudº was taken upºª from off²² the tabernacleº of the testimony.º12 And the childrenº of Israelº tookºª their journeysº out of the wildernessº² of Sinai;º and the cloudº restedºª in the wildernessº of Paran.º13 And they firstº took their journeyºª according to² the commandmentº of the LORDº by the handº of Moses.º

The order of their march.

14 ¶ In the firstº [place] wentºª the standardº of the campº of the childrenº of Judahº according to their armies:º and over² his host² [was] Nahshonº the sonº of Amminadab.º15 And over² the hostº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Issacharº [was] Nethaneelº the sonº of Zuar.º16 And over² the hostº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Zebulunº [was] Eliabº the sonº of Helon.º17 And the tabernacleº was taken down;ºª and the sonsº of Gershonº and the sonsº of Merariº set forward,ºª bearingºª the tabernacle.º

18 ¶ And the standardº of the campº of Reubenº set forwardºª according to their armies:º and over² his hostº [was] Elizurº the sonº of Shedeur.º19 And over² the hostº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Simeonº [was] Shelumielº the sonº of Zurishaddai.º20 And over² the hostº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Gadº [was] Eliasaphº the sonº of Deuel.º21 And the Kohathitesº set forward,ºª bearingºª the sanctuary:º and [the other] did set upºª² the tabernacleº against² they came.ºª

22 ¶ And the standardº of the campº of the childrenº of Ephraimº set forwardºª according to their armies:º and over² his hostº [was] Elishamaº the sonº of Ammihud.º23 And over² the hostº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Manassehº [was] Gamalielº the sonº of Pedahzur.º24 And over² the hostº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Benjaminº [was] Abidanº the sonº of Gideoni.º

25 ¶ And the standardº of the campº of the childrenº of Danº set forward,ºª [which was] the rerewardºª of all² the campsº throughout their hosts:º and over² his hostº [was] Ahiezerº the sonº of Ammishaddai.º26 And over² the hostº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Asherº [was] Pagielº the sonº of Ocran.º27 And over² the hostº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Naphtaliº [was] Ahiraº the sonº of Enan.º28 Thus² [were]¹ the journeyingsº of the childrenº of Israelº according to their armies,º when they set forward.ºª

Hobab is intreated by Moses not to leave them.

29 ¶ And Mosesº saidºª unto Hobab,º the sonº of Raguelº the Midianite,º Moses'º father in law,ºª We² are journeyingºª unto² the placeº of which² the LORDº said,ºª I will giveºª it you: come¹ª² thou with² us, and we will do thee good:¹ª² for² the LORDº hath spokenºª goodº concerning² Israel.º30 And he saidºª unto² him, I will not² go;¹ª² but² I² will depart¹ª² to² mine own land,º and to² my kindred.º31 And he said,ºª Leaveºª us not,² I pray thee;² forasmuch²²² as thou knowestº¹ª how we are to encampºª in the wilderness,º and thou mayest be² to us instead of eyes.º32 And it shall be,² if² thou go¹ª² with² us, yea, it shall be,² that what² goodnessº the LORDº shall doºª unto² us, the same will we do¹ª² unto thee.

The blessing of Moses at the removing and resting of the Ark.

33 ¶ And they departedºª from the mountº² of the LORDº threeº days'º journey:º and the arkº of the covenantº of the LORDº wentºª beforeº them in the threeº days'º journey,º to search outºª a resting placeº for them. 34 And the cloudº of the LORDº [was] upon² them by day,º when they went² out¹ª of² the camp.º35 And it came to pass,² when the arkº set forward,ºª that Mosesº said,ºª Rise up,ºª LORD,º and let thine enemiesºª be scattered;ºª and let them that hateºª thee fleeºª beforeº² thee. 36 And when it rested,ºª he said,ºª Return,ºª O LORD,º unto the manyº thousandsº of Israel.º